Paula Deen Returns To a Standing Ovation In Texas After Her, Ahem, 'Rough Patch'

"Y'all's hearts are as big as your state."

Has it really been three months since Paula Deen wept her way through a Today show apology? On Saturday, she was shedding tears of joy during her first public appearance at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Houston. All while she received a standing ovation.

“Y’all’s hearts are as big as your state,” she told the crowd.

Calling her carnival of disaster a “rough patch,” the disgraced celebrity chef was in town to host a couple of cooking demonstrations.

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